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Wallner, Alexandra

J. R. R. Tolkien

32 pp. | Holiday | August, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-1951-7 $17.95
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by John Wallner. This picture book biography emphasizes elements of Tolkien's life that would influence his writing, such as his fascination with ancient and foreign languages, and allows readers to draw the connections themselves. Illustrations full of pastels and curlicues match the whimsy of Tolkien's work. (The curious choice to illustrate his life events as a board game, while fairly unobtrusive, goes unexplained.) Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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